Static Stretching Exercises and Ultrasound Elastography Evaluation

NCT05981027 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SuleymanDUtahirkeskin03
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of thid study was to compare two methods applied to increase the flexibility of the hamstring muscles and objectively evaluate changes in muscle stiffness using the two-dimensional shear wave ultrasound elastography (2D SWE) method. Thirty asymptomatic young individuals with hamstring shortness were divided into two groups by simple randomization. The Mulligan bent leg raise (BLR) technique was applied to the first group, and passive static stretching exercises to the second group. Hamstring flexibility was evaluated with the sit-and-reach test, and muscle stiffness with the 2D SWE method.

Conditions

Hamstring Muscle; Muscle Stretching Exercise; Elastography

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Back-saver sit-and-reach test

  The difference between the back-saver sit-and-reach test and the classical sit-and-reach test is that the former is applied unilaterally. The test was administered using the sit-and-reach test box. The participants were asked to sit on a flat surface and rest the sole of one of their feet flat on the end of the box while keeping the other leg flat on the floor by flexing the knee and hips to 90° and 45° sequentially. Maintaining this position, they were asked to place one hand on the other with their palms facing down, slide their hands on the measuring board, slowly reach forward, wait for a second or two at the last point reached

  Up to 2 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Two-dimensional Shear Wave Elastography

  Up to 2 months

Study Arms (2)

Mulligan bent leg raise technique

EXPERIMENTAL

A single session of 3 repetitions of Mulligan bent leg raise was applied to the participants.

Other: Mulligan bent leg raise technique

Static stretching exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

A single session of 5 repetitive stretching exercises was performed on the participants.

Other: Static stretching exercise

Interventions

Mulligan bent leg raise technique OTHER

In this study, while the participant was lying on his back on a high bed, the physiotherapist sat on the lateral side of the leg to be treated, placing the popliteal fossa of the participant's knee on his shoulder. The hip and knee of the leg to be stretched were placed in 90° flexion. Distraction was applied to the lower end of the femur, and the participant was asked to push the physiotherapist's shoulder with his leg and then relax. At this relaxation point, the physiotherapist pushed the flexed knee as far as possible in the direction of the ipsilateral shoulder in a painless range.

Mulligan bent leg raise technique

Static stretching exercise OTHER

The participant lay on a stretcher in the supine position with his back straight. The physiotherapist placed the participant's leg on his shoulder with the knee in full extension and supported by the ankle and flexed the hip as much as possible until a tension was felt in the posterior thigh. This position was maintained for 30 seconds.

Static stretching exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Having a limitation of more than 25° in the active knee extension test
• Only engaged in recreational sports during the study period
• Having a history of lower extremity injury within the last two years
• Not volunteering to participate in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Suleyman Demirel University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi

Isparta, Merkez, 32200, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Muscle Stretching Exercises

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 20, 2023
• First Posted: August 8, 2023
• Study Start: January 5, 2023
• Primary Completion: April 10, 2023
• Study Completion: February 28, 2024
• Last Updated: March 21, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)